Salinas v. State

OPINION

Opinion by:

PHIL HARDBERGER, Chief Justice.

Russell Salinas (“Salinas”) appeals the trial court’s entry of judgment. In a sole point of error, he alleges that the trial court erred in denying him a fair sentencing hearing by not functioning as an impartial adjudicator. We affirm.

Background

Salinas entered a plea of nolo contendré to the State’s charge that he caused bodily injury to Joshua Salinas, his infant son. The trial court sentenced Salinas, a repeat offender, under a plea agreement to ten years incarceration in the institutional division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice…